1. Satsang Vidyalaya Renewal for 2011-2012

2. School School location –Located at Madanpalle –2.5 hrs drive from Bangalore School –Small campus with 3 buildings –Quiet surroundings –Clean and well maintained campus with a small garden –Children come from 3-4 villages nearby, some walk from about 3kms away –Classes pre-KG to 8 th with informal after-school classes for 9th, 10 th students

3. Children –Number doubled to 150 in last 2 yrs –Over 50% in lower classes – pre-KG and 1 st –Kids were very active and not too shy –Children are very motivated to attend because of mid-day meals, breakfast and snacks –Children are excited about the school due to music and dance activities that are involved –Kids willingly help with school chores and other activities like paper-binding books –UKG kids could write her name in English –Kids come in every Saturday and help with paper-binding books and other school housekeeping activities, play games after finishing work

4. Latest Happenings –Mr. C. Ravindran is now in charge of the entire administration –Mr. Srinivas (Math Teacher) has now taken charge as Principal –Mrs. Radhika Ravindran is looking after the Kitchen and Housekeeping requirements –Currently 9 teachers and 150 children –Classes from Nursery to 8 th standard –6 Students who have been attending the after school sessions have scored above 80% in Tenth standard Board exams

5. Other Initiatives –Volunteers come from Bangalore to train teachers in English –They organized a drive to collect sweaters for the children –After school activity- Coaching the 9 & 10 Std children of Govt schools and some of our senior children who have passed out teaching the lower grade children. –Medical Camp organized and FU action taken. –Sponsored two teachers for a 5 week Training Program - conducted by the MDA, Chennai

6. Funding History We funded Rs. 4,23,000 ($9000) for 2009-2010 This was to cover the cost for part of their operational expenses Some of their expenses are covered by: –Volunteers who sponsor a child @ Rs. 7500 per year –Charitable donations from people –Borrowing loans

7. The Satsang Vidyalaya – Monthly Expenses - 2011 Salaries65,000/- Provisions11,000/- Cooking Gas3,000/- Electricity & Water7000- Telephone and Communication1000/- School Accessories3500/- Petrol & Conveyance4500/- Vegetables2000/- Eggs3600/- Maintenance2,000/- Stationery3000/- Miscellaneous5000/- TOTAL1,10,600/-

8. Sponsor ClassNumber of Kids Nursery11 LKG11 UKG10 1 st Class10 2 nd Class6 3 rd Class7 4 th Class4 5 th Class2 6 th Class4 7 th Class4 TOTAL78 TOTAL (@ Rs.7500 Per child) Rs.5,85,000 –Out of 150 children, they have sponsors for 72 kids –The following is a breakdown by class of the number of children who do not have sponsors

9. Renewal Proposal Propose to sponsor children starting from UKG to 7 th Grade. The total amount would then be: –56 children @Rs.7500 per child = Rs. 4,20000 This would also account for the 20% cut in budget.